Shake! (Everybody say it!) Shake! (Early in the morning) Shake! (Late in the evening) Shake! (In the midnight hour) Shake! (When the time's going bad, now) Shake!Shake with the feeling!Shake with the feeling!

Listen while I'm talkin' to you nowTell you what I'm gonna do nowThere's a new thing going around now I'll tell what to put down now

You move your body all aroundAnd just shakeThat's the way you do it Shake, shake, shake it baby Shake it like a bowl of soup Let your body loop de loop Put your hands on your hip Come on and let your backbone slip Move your body like your hipAnd just shake!

Shake early in the morningShake early in the evening

A ring-a-ling-a-lingHoney, shakin' is the greatest thingBut if you really roll Gotta do the thing with soul!

Shake shake with all your might nowIf you do it, do it right nowPut your hands on your hip,yeah Come on and let your backbone slip Move your body like your hip And just shake

(God have mercy now!)Early in the morningEarly in the evening All night long, y'all!

If you really want to rollGotta do the thing with soul!Shake shake with all your might If you do it, do it right Let your body loop de lite Shake!Everybody say it, shake! One more time, shake! Everybody louder, shake! One more time, now, say shake! Everybody a bit louder, shake!